Intermittent ZINGing Chopin on M&H 1923 model AA

[Joe And Penny Goss]

With a string hook> <G>
Joe Goss
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan" <tune4u@earthlink.net>
To: "'Pianotech'" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 7:23 PM
Subject: RE: Intermittent ZINGing Chopin on M&H 1923 model AA


> Okay, I give up. How do you "move the string at the agraff?"
> 
> Alan R. Barnard
> Salem, MO
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On
> Behalf Of Joe And Penny Goss
> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 4:46 PM
> To: Pianotech
> Subject: Re: Intermittent ZINGing Chopin on M&H 1923 model AA
> 
> Ditto on this Mike. I found moving the string at the agraff away from
> the
> damper wire was enough to solve the buzz. That saved having to bend
> damper
> wires but ment having toresurface the hammer and relevel the string.
> Joe Goss
> imatunr@srvinet.com
> www.mothergoosetools.com
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Kurta" <mkurta@adelphia.net>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 3:22 PM
> Subject: Re: Intermittent ZINGing Chopin on M&H 1923 model AA
> 
> 
> >     Dave, I ran into this once and found the damper wire was too close
> to
> a
> > string and at certain times a buzzy zing would occur.  Maybe?
> >     Mike Kurta
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dave Smith" <dsmith941@comcast.net>
> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 5:08 PM
> > Subject: Intermittent ZINGing Chopin on M&H 1923 model AA
> >
> >
> > > I installed a dampp chaser on a nicely rewhatevered  M&H AA circa
> 1923
> > which
> > > just migrated to Florida.  Will  be going back to tune in a month or
> so.
> > > Meanwhile, owner complains of a buzzing or zinging sound on G#6
> which is
> > > intermittant and only appears once in a while in a certain Chopin
> Etude.
> > > Sure enough, no amount of my playing around with this or adjacent
> notes
> > > caused the problem, but I did hear it when she played the Chopin.
> Very
> > > short ZINGing sound as if a small screwdriver momentarily touched
> the
> > > string.  Damper felt looks normal.   Damper adjustment seems right.
> I
> > could
> > > see nothing out the the ordinary, at least to my eyes.  I removed
> the
> > action
> > > and checked the damper wire screw for this note, it was tight.  I
> did,
> > > however, notice that by manually lifting and dropping each damper
> lever,
> > the
> > > one for G#6 caused a more metallic  sound when dropped than did its
> > > neighbors.  Could not figure out why.  Need to be able to fix this
> noise
> > > upon returning next month.
> > >
> > > I have read the archives on damper zing.  Dont think it is damper
> felt
> > > problem in this case.  Wondering if loose damper lift flange or a
> flukey
> > > damper spring maybe could cause this sound?  If so, the damper
> flange
> > screws
> > > on this model appear to be inaccessable, as they are vertical.
> Looks as
> > if
> > > the entire damper assemply would have to come out just to check lift
> > flange
> > > screws.
> > >
> > > It's likely I've missed some basic thingee that everyone else knows.
> Hope
> > > so!  I would appreciate any thoughts on troubleshooting this noise,
> as
> > well
> > > as any insight on how the damper lift flange screws can be
> tightened,
> > short
> > > of removing entire damper assembly.
> > >
> > > Dave Smith
> > > SW FL
> > >
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